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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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